MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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